Open office hours will be monthly on the first Thursday from 10-11 am EDT on Zoom. Please feel free to send questions in advance to HCOI@jhu.edu. The Homewood Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment (HCOI) office will be available to answer your questions about the basics of disclosing. This includes who, what, and when to […]
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Disclosure by Affiliation/Role
Disclosure and professional commitment policies and specific disclosure requirements vary based on the division of an individual’s primary faculty appointment or, alternatively, his/her role at or affiliation with Johns Hopkins. Review of disclosures is typically conducted by the University division of an individual’s primary appointment or employment. For Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) and Krieger […]
When do I have to disclose travel? If you are an investigator on any PHS-supported grant or contract, you need to disclose each instance of travel that is reimbursed or sponsored by an outside entity, when the amount of travel during the preceding 12 months reaches or exceeds $5,000 in the aggregate for a particular […]
JHU eDisclose is a website that supports submission, tracking, review and management of disclosures of outside activities and interests. All disclosures must be made using this online system. The system gives users real-time access to their disclosures. Users can view the status of the review of each disclosure, the outcome of the review, and the […]
What information do I need to provide when I make a disclosure? What happens to my disclosure? Do I need to get departmental or divisional approval before I disclose consulting or other outside services? Generally not, although your department or division may require that you disclose your outside activities and time commitments to the unit […]
In compliance with the Public Health Service (PHS) regulation on Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which PHS Funding is Sought (42 C.F.R. Part 50, Subpart F), members of the public may request information about financial conflicts of interest (FCOI) associated with principal investigators and senior/key personnel on Public Health Service-supported projects […]
Note: The definitions appearing below are provided to assist readers in the interpretation of material presented on this website. Official definitions provided within university policies take precedence. Conflict of Commitment: A conflict of commitment occurs when the time and attention devoted to external activities negatively affects an Academic Staff member’s ability to fulfill her/his University responsibilities. […]
An outside activity is an involvement with non-JHU or JHHS entities and other activity conducted outside one’s institutional responsibilities. Outside activities include, but are not limited to, consulting, service on governing boards (e.g., board of directors of for-profit and non-profit entities) or scientific advisory boards, outside speaking, professional or academic society work, outside administrative responsibility […]
Some of the key elements of the regulations are as follows: What is “PHS”? PHS is the Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. PHS agencies include Who is covered by the PHS regulation? Must all institutions that receive PHS support adhere to the regulation? Yes. The regulation is applicable […]
In accordance with federal regulation, investigators on a PHS-supported grant or contract must receive training related to conflict of interest whenever the institution’s policy changes and every four years thereafter. In addition, training must be completed whenever the institution determines that an investigator is not in compliance with the university’s conflict of interest policy and/or has not adhered to the […]